Healthcare Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Healthcare Assistant in Alfreton, where you'll make a positive difference in the lives of women with mental health challenges. You'll work in a supportive team, providing essential care and support while enjoying comprehensive training and development opportunities. With a competitive salary and numerous benefits, this role offers a fulfilling career path in a compassionate environment.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,057.50

33 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training opportunities

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a supportive environment.
• Ability to assist with personal hygiene and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to women with Mental Illness and/or Personality Disorder.
• Conduct ward rounds and update patient records.
• Analyze behaviors and adapt care accordingly.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Vigilance

Job description

Are you a naturally caring and experienced Healthcare Assistant in the UK, looking for a fulfilling career where you are valued, recognised, and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference in the lives of others and improve lives, then join the team at Field House in Alfreton as a Healthcare Assistant and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You will have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career goals, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive and supportive team that provides care to women with Mental Illness and/or Personality Disorder conditions. Using your knowledge and skills, you will help people along their recovery pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your daily tasks will include ward rounds, analyzing behaviors and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.

It can be a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance are important. However, it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made a difference in someone’s life.

Where you will be working

Location: Chesterfield Road, Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 7DT

You will work at Field House and Apartments, a 16-bed specialist rehabilitation service for women with Mental Illness and/or Personality Disorder.

The service offers a blended model of rehabilitation that combines a traditional environment with single and dual occupancy apartments, providing a seamless care pathway for women with a history of trauma and/or attachment disorders.

There is a strong emphasis on positive risk-taking, which enables self-reliance, trust, and self-esteem, with a focus on psychological input.

What you will get

• Annual salary of £25,057.50
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain a great work-life balance
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological conditions, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education, there are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network spanning 10 countries and employing over 86,000 people worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare is committed to safer recruitment, is a Disability Confident employer, and promotes inclusive and accessible hiring practices. All staff are responsible for safeguarding the welfare of service users. A DBS disclosure is required for all candidates.